June 27th, 28th and 29th 1951

June 27, 1951 Wednesday

*CHERRIES*



Wet as 40!
G gathered ladders and went up the Cherry tree. ML and Mom came at 8:30; we got ready + walked the path way up. M picked off the tractor, me the ladder + G the tree; got almost 12 or 14 gallons till noon.
G went up + mowed 10 acres of hay for Bob.
We seeded cherries FAST as we could + canned. Made 16pts (2 gallons) of real good cherry butter.
I had to go to store for more Sugar. We canned in all, 32 quarts cherries and 2 gallons of cherry butter.
They sure were nice this year!

June 28, 1951 Thursday

H O T day!
We were all tired from picking cherries; we seeded more and canned more. Baked three pies and got peas and taters out for dinner...was busy all day.
G helped C cut wheat over here at Johnny's then he mowed his hay down. Then he went up to town for piece to power take off. Then he taken wagon and tractor to Bob's; they baled 319 bales of hay adn taken to Coley's barn. I taken women home.
Was 9:30pm when I got back; G was home at 9 and was eating his supper.
Everyone very tired from work.

June 29, 1951 Friday

7:30 AM; an awful hard electrical storm sure is raining!
Too wet now for harvest + hay making..the men had lots planned. G worked on tractor taken part up to town and was to get paid some, but he got a check.
I ironed all the starched clothes and Mom ironed others.
G + C went out to Wills about 3 to harvest got thru about 7pm. Rained several good showers today. Got lot of holes to sew shut but can't do it tonight.
G + Pie are asleep now. Got box from E with apron goods in it.

June 24th, 25th and 26th 1951

June 24th
Sunday

Rev Watson will preach his first sermons at both places this AM. G went to bed. I went up to Patmos. Taken freezer along made cream in PM. Sure did enjoy it. Dick stopped by for some.
Stopped at ML's was late when I got home. Bob was here talking with G.
Went over to Old Man's for a while

(*I still do not know who Old Man is....)

June 25th
Monday

*Pigs
*HAIR

Warm...no, it's HOT! G went over to corn field early then breakfast, then to Wills to plow corn. Plowed 22 acres today.
I had big wash til 11:30.
In the PM I went up to have Mazie fix my hair, is short now.

*Sold 13 shoats today, kept 2. They weighed a total of #710. Brought me $30.50 per one hundred pound = $213.50 plus!
Had a letter from Myrtle and one from Elsie.

June 26
Tuesday
Festival at St. Matthews, awful warm!
I worked on grass, put more tomatoes out. G finished Clint's corn. Now have gone to Bob's to plow. C taking up hay at Dyke's then home.

It rained hard shower about 5, but when it cleared and we had a big crowd, which made it good.
Got home at 11pm. G already home in bed.

June 21st, 22nd and 23rd 1951

June 21, 1951
Thursday
Very hot! Around 90 degrees. I was tired, didn't do too much.
G+ Bob cut Barley at Sid's today. Cecil taken up hay at Harry's clover.
Had new peas, red taters back bones for supper. Good Too!


June 22, 1951
Friday

New Lamb born
*Pigs are 12 weeks old today
Very warm till noon, then rain came; rained hard for a short while, come in good.
G + C up Barley up along road. C went up to Harry's to bale, but don't guess he got any done before rain.
I was over to R's for pan of strawberries then went out to cherry tree. Plenty out there!
G went up to Bobs this afternoon and locker plant.
Taken Molly Bird to Hockman's again


June 23, 1951
Saturday

Real warm here. G set up barley was wet too' rained hard last nite again. G went up to Bob's he is raring to work at hay. G + C left at 1pm to bale...but looks to rain.
I cleaned up and put away and mopped, watered all the flowers, got dinner, read the mail...now is upstairs to clean.
Pie is asleep on the chair, sure is hot!
No mail today from E.

June 18th, 19th and 20th 1951

June 18, 1951
Monday

Beautiful day! HOT.
G got up at 4:30 went to cornfield, plowed his field came in, eat breakfast, changed shovels then went out to Will's to plow for Cecil. Plowed a total of 24 acres today.All of his and C together, now he has gone to Bob's to see about Tuesday work.
Bobbie R came; he and Mike and I worked over in Grandma's garden good! Then plowed some in this one.

Put in four rows of poles; then planted 185 tomato plants...hoed and pulled weeds.

Boy what a day!

Planted 3 rows of popcorn, 2 rows of Beans...didn't get done too much planting for one day.

Tired as four little doggies!

June 19, 1951
Tuesday

I was tired and worn out from Monday work; real proud of our work if it did take a lot of work, it's so nice and clean. G plowing today (corn) up at Bob's.
Planted beans in with corn.

June 20, 1951
Wednesday

Festival at Patmos, was busy all day up till 11:30..I went for ice and made freezer cream, got things ready, left here at 2, stopped at M.L.'s; MJ and I put lights up and got ready made freezer cream up at F's had NINE freezers and sold out, had a good big crowd and nice evening too!

G plowed corn at Bob's till dinner then they baled 285 bales.

I came home, done up the work good went over helped C bale another 210 bales, was 10 o'clock when we got done.

June 15th, 16th and 17th

June 15, 1951
Friday

New preacher Watson is to come to TB today.
Very nice day so far. I been pulling grass!
G working on binder, going to cut Barley today.
No baling hay...Sun is bright and some wind.
H + M came at 2:30.

*Eggs #57 now
*BARLEY

June 16, 1951
Saturday

Aunt Belia's B day

Very warm and bright. G plowed corn up along creek. C raked the hay then they went up to Clint's and cut Barley till dinner.
Now C is baling up G's hay and G + Charlie are hauling it all in.

I defrosted the fridge and made tray cream. Cleaned up everywhere, patched some, ironed some, put things away, set out 6 cauliflower plants.

June 17th
Sunday

No preaching today.
G went fishing, I went up to M.L's; we were going to go out to the cemetery but rain came up so we went down to get the freezer cream custard.
G got 10 fish
In evening Bob, Alma, Bobby, Cecil, Ruth, Boys, Clint and Bess was here...women all came out to see flowers.
So tired, bed felt good!

*C cutting barley still...A busy time, by George!

June 13th and 14th 1951

June 13, 1951
Wednesday

Lelia B-day

Sandridge women served the Rotary Men today for last time I guess. Rained all nite hard; creek is right up and can't cross.

G taken me to H hill to meet women. Sure lots of men have lost their hay.
Fed 49 today, very good dinner; Cream chicken and biscuits, green peas, M taters, deviled eggs + tomatoes, coffee and cake with strawberries and whip cream on it.

Still raining off and on all day...real hard since we came back. We had some rainy time!
Had letter from Mom + E

June 14, 1951
Thursday

Aid meeting at Burners tonite 12 present. Very nice meeting
I fixed Mrs S and Ann's dresses
Was over R a little.
Flowers are pretty now...Begonias are all blooming!

Yikes! I'm behind in my posts! June 10th, 11th and 12th 1951

*Throughout diaries she writes of her cranberry glass collection
June 10, 1951
Sunday

M.L's birthday (61 yrs old, born in 1890)
*M.L. is her sister


Raining here all day; hard this morning, then let up some.
G went fishing, I went along up to M.L.'s; Robert + Helen, Lawrence, Lucille, Larry, Gary- Terry Fred and Maurie + myself was there.
*Fred is her brother, Maurie is her oldest sister

M.L. gave me an ear of corn for supper (not good like ours!)

June 11, 1951
Monday

Very nice day I worked all morning on the porch wiht the flowers; taken these out of the room on the porch, also the violets.
G taekn wool up to town he got $1.00 lb he had 84lbs total.
In PM he and I fixed part of this spouting (gutters) 2 more places to fix.
In the evening we taken old mans clothes over.

Eggs #55

(*I have yet to figure out who 'old man' is. Throughout the other diaries I have of hers, she references to 'the old man' often).

June 12, 1951
Tuesday

Beulah's Birthday
Audrey's Birthday

Very nice day. G up early taken car to garage to have tested taken till dinner, so many cars ahead of him. He went over to C's to help with hay but rained before they got going and hard too!

Mrs. S came just before the rain. I washed and got all dry but pants. I ironed everything and baked a cake for tomorrow. It started to rain again this eve...still going strong.

June 6th, 7th and 8th 1951

June 8, 1951
Friday

Rainy. Started last nite.
Has rained all day. MJ & H was in, said it rained down there too. G taken Carl's hog home, then he's been in the house working.
Made a little fire in here, feels good.
Time now to do the work...

Poor Pies babies all died.

June 7, 1951
Thursday
*Eggs 53*
*Eggs from L's sister's Farm. Each egg has the name of the hen and date...some even have funny sayings.

SS convention at Patmos, a very good crowd. 33 from Patmos and 16 from Fairview, so on. M.L. went out with me, (Mom's stomach felt bad). I had taken G up to Bob's for tractor.
Poots was using it to mow his hay. After he got thru G camem down mowed his down says it awful good stand.
Looks for rain tonite, C broke another pin in the baler, just got it home y'day!

Rev John Locke really spoke fine!

June 6, 1951 Wednesday

Pie's (House Cat) children have a bad cold.
Violets are blooming, pretty now.

Very nice day, little cloudy; made working good.
I worked in yard then in garden takes pushing I tell you!

This eve I baked cake, made fruit salad, made pimento + cheese and cooked off beef.
I don't know what all...getting ready for SS convention at Patmos on Thursday June 7th.
9 o'clock right now and not quite there yet.

No mail much.
Got my first handkerchief from Viola Matherson in Ill.

June 3rd, 4th and 5th featuring LARGE MARGE

June 5, 1951 Tuesday
Eldina's birthday today

Raining all morning! WET!
G went up to do some work on tractor. Was gone till night.

I didn't do much, either was tired from yesterday..as I did work out here in upper part of the yard, cleaning it out + mowing. Have the lower side yet + out front to do.
No mail much.
Too rainy out; it cleared off towards evening sun came out but still WET!

June 4, 1951 Monday
SHEEP!
Large Marge; I need a new updated pic of Marge, as this was taken on my birthday in January when we visited her. The word on the farm is, Large Marge is gonna be a Momma! Stay tuned!

Fred came to shear sheep. Got along fine, got thru at 12:30. Ate dinner. Then he + G went to Winchester to sale. I went up to help clean up the Church at Patmos. Had some rain but nothing like yesterday.
Came back by M.L.'s then home and done up the work.
Then Ralph came out, was here till 9 o'clock...he's some talker!
G came back and then left again, I guess to sort out work for the morning.
Saw Wayne plowing corn when I came home.

I got a new broom, new mop for Church today; also wax. $6.08

June 3, 1951 Sunday

Beautiful day!
G is baling hay; C's baler broke, so had to get another last night. Boys came up in the PM to watch them. Marg, Alma and Mabel came over too.
It began to look like rain; now it's 15 of 5 awful thunder and lightning, sure been raining really bad. Not good for the hay, but good for the garden and corn.

June 1st and 2nd 1951

June 1, 1951
Friday

*Jim H got his first car on Saturday, May 26, 1951; his 28th birthday a 1949 Ford

Another fine day! Wonderful...who will come today?

Men will work at hay. Taken up G hay before dinner; eat then went up to C's field. Baler did not work good, so didn't get much done. In the evening, he taken it up to Crocketts to fix it. Bob was here about the hay.

June 2, 1951
Saturday

*HOGS
95 today, I'm telling ya, was it hot!
I hoed a while in AM. G couldn't plow corn for he didn't know when C would get to hay.
C didn't get a baler till dark. Baled his hay after dark. G went up to help Bob with cultivator + to rake up his hay.

Got my every day shoes at Bowman's $5.25